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I had no intention of having a go at building a double-ended Fairlie. That was until at the Warley Exhibition when Alan Regan sold me a copy of the rather splendid Society journal featuring the Festiniog Railway. Continue reading →

This article will, I hope, be a source of encouragement to all those who harbour a desire to have and build a live steam engine, but perhaps like me, lack the appropriate skills and equipment.

Beneath every bench is an unfinished project! Across the country there must be hundreds of incomplete kits and projects, started with every good intention, but for one reason or another lay dormant, more often than not, never to be finished. I am no exception, and this article is a salutary reminder of starting something that is maybe too ambitious or lack the necessary skills required. It will I hope have a happy ending.

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